- Research Article
- 10.1111/cico.12093
Book Review: Climbing Mount Laurel: The Struggle for Affordable Housing and Social Mobility in an American Suburb
- Mar 01, 2015
- City & Community
- Chester Hartman
Publications from 2021 to 2026
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Book Review: Climbing Mount Laurel: The Struggle for Affordable Housing and Social Mobility in an American Suburb
Book Review: Levittown–Two Families, one Tycoon, and the Fight for Civil Rights in America's Legendary Suburb
Comment on Robert E. Lang, Katrin B. Anacker, and Steven Hornburg's “the new politics of affordable housing”
This comment argues that reframing the issues of housing and housing affordability will not be enough to effect change. All Americans should have a decent, affordable place to live—and that is a profound moral issue. The fact that one‐third of the population is still ill‐housed means that a firm, direct, and possibly less‐than‐cagey approach is needed to address the nation's housing problems.
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